The great desktop switch: From Windows to Linux
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| Windows to LinuxWho has the time to get all geeky with Linux on the desktop?
| We do. And as you'll see in this complete guide, it's not as hard as you
| think.
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http://www.infoworld.com/archives/t.jsp?N=s&V=92758
Cut Your Tech Bills
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| Try Online And Open-Source Alternatives
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| Open-source software is a beautiful thing. The Linux operating system can do
| some pretty complicated stuff--just ask Google--reliably. But two things it's
| not: It's not always free (as in free beer), and it's not always easy.
| Companies like Red Hat make big money dishing up Linux to major corporations.
| And while Linux can easily master big jobs, proprietary code means that it
| doesn't always work with movies, music and peripherals as smoothly on the
| desktop as the alternatives.
|
| Luckily, open source is a much bigger phenomenon than just Linux. And it can
| even be a hassle-free alternative to pricey, proprietary applications,
| regardless of your budget.
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http://www.forbes.com/home/technology/2007/10/30/technology-savings-tricks-technology-cx_bc_1030techsave.html
That will be a recurring discussion because many applications move to the Web
(see example below), rendering all that Windows-only legacy irrelevant and
moot.
Related:
FAA May Ditch Microsoft's Windows Vista And Office For Google And Linux Combo
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| Bowen said he's in talks with the aviation safety agency's main
| hardware supplier, Dell Computer, to determine if it could
| deliver Linux-based computers capable of accessing Google
| Apps through a non-Microsoft browser once the FAA's XP-based
| computers pass their shelf life.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197800480
Can Google and Linux Topple Microsoft?
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| The story had a certain flair. In early March, the chief information
| officer of the Federal Aviation Administration, David Bowen, was
| reportedly considering forsaking Microsoft Windows and Office in
| favor of the Linux operating system and the Web-based Google Apps
| Premium office suite.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/57534.html
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